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Recovery On Campus Community

The ROC! community gives students the opportunityto achieve an optimal life in recovery,supports residential living, academic growth,civic engagement and a start to a health care career.

My name is Caleb and I am currently working with the ROC! program at UMR. As a person living in long term recovery I have been given the opportunity to give back to others and share my experience to help UMR students improve their quality of life. Striving towards living a better life is what recovery has done and is doing for many current and future students. Contact Caleb at pede0580@umn.edu

About ROC!

About ROC!

Mission. The UMR ROC! Community enhances the success of UMR students in long-term recovery from alcohol or drug addictions through intentional community development, accountability, belonging, and support. Students who commit to and are selected for this special program are passionate future health care professionals and leaders who seek to maintain sobriety through a 12-step program and a supportive, undergraduate learning environment.

Vision. The ultimate aim of this ROC! Community is to support the success of UMR students in recovery who will infuse the health care field with their transformational living, civic engagement, and high-integrity leadership.

Participate in weekly community gatherings, to develop relationships, study skills, self-management, time-management, and money management, and to discover your path to success as a health care student in recovery.

Further develop your self- identity as a future health care professional and leader by participating in career exploration activities.

Contribute to campus or community life through civic engagement.

Maintain the UMR Student Code of Conduct.

Maintain good academic standing.

Document utilization of UMR student resources, including academic support via Just Ask and other faculty office hour visits; disability resources, if needed; wellness support and ongoing stress management activities; and coaching from Student Success Coaches and ROC! staff.

Thrive, as a student, and ultimately, a health care professional.

Application Process

Application Process

Applicants must abide by the University and ROC! guidelines and have:

At least six months of continued sobriety

A desire to grow in all aspects of life

A passion for health sciences

Interested students will first apply to the University of Minnesota Rochester at r.umn.edu/apply and then complete an application for the ROC! program at r.umn.edu/roc.